Closures

W. Bank Gaza border crossings closed in final days of Passover

Wednesday-20-April-2022

Amid Israeli fears of widespread unrest the Israeli occupation government decided on Wednesday to impose a general border closure on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip during the final days of the Passover holiday.

Israel imposes hermetic closure on the West Bank and Gaza Strip

Monday-20-September-2021

The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) imposed on Monday a hermetic closure on the West Bank and Gaza Strip on the occasion of the Jewish holy day Sukkot.

Israel imposes hermetic closure on the West Bank and Gaza Strip

Wednesday-15-September-2021

The Israeli occupation authorities imposed on Wednesday a hermetic closure on the West Bank and Gaza Strip on the occasion of the Jewish holy day Yom Kippur.

Israel imposes hermetic closure on West Bank Gaza Strip

Sunday-11-April-2021

Israel has decided to impose hermetic closure on the West Bank and Gaza Strip for two days starting in the evening of Tuesday 13th April.

Israel imposes hermetic closure on West Bank Gaza

Monday-22-March-2021

The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) announced the imposition of a comprehensive lockdown on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip under the pretext of securing the Israeli Knesset elections.

IOF closes crossings of Beit Iksa and Qalandiya

Sunday-25-October-2020

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Saturday evening shut down the military crossings of Beit Iksa and Qalandiya in northern Jerusalem and barred the movement of Palestinian vehicles and citizens through them.

Israel imposes hermetic closure on West Bank Gaza

Friday-18-September-2020

The Israeli occupation army announced on Friday the imposition of hermetic closure on the occupied West Bank and the closure of all border crossings with the Gaza Strip to celebrate the so-called Hebrew New Year.

Israeli army shuts Gaza sea entirely after dawn airstrikes

Sunday-16-August-2020

The Israeli occupation army on Sunday morning closed the Gaza Strip's offshore fishing zone entirely following a night of cross-border clashes with local youths and dawn air raids.

Complete closure on West Bank amid COVID-19 surge

Friday-17-July-2020

A complete closure on the West Bank started on Thursday night as part of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 amid a second wave of infections.

Palestinians to close Bethlehem over COVID-19 spike

Saturday-27-June-2020

Governor of Bethlehem Kamel Hmeid announced Saturday a 48-hour closure on the district starting Monday after a sharp rise in coronavirus infections in the West Bank.